24 Feb
I'm Just Wondering...
why, when a true saint of God, who has lived their life in the hope of Heaven and the reality of the Kingdom and looking forward to the end-point of this life... to see the veil peel away and finally see Jesus face-to-face... why, when that saint's body gives out on this planet and they die...
why do so many self-proclaimed 'Christians' still here on the planet turn into sour grapes over that 'home-going'?
OK... in the past year, I have expereinced a couple of 'home-goings' of friends and acquaintences... they died... but I knew them pretty well, and I am nothing but confident that they are now dancing in the Presence...
These are not in isolation.
... meanwhile, their spouses and kids and friends act like God murdered their loved one, and how dare He do such a hateful thing??? The say "oh, yes, he's with the Lord"... but their entire life is all sour grapes, they scowl and moap, they go on and on about "I don't understand..."
I'm just wondering... why has the Church produced a crop of sour grape people who have no joy in the home-going of a loved one??? If living here is a preparation to live with God forever, and somebody lives like that... wow!
In my line of work, which is health care, the really bad way that MOST 'Christians' act over critical illness and death in the life of a spouse, parent or family member... well, most doctors and nurses are pretty convinced that Christians don't really believe in God by the way they behave, by the venom and 'you killed my dad, GOD!' attitude that they actually play out... terrible wittness...
I'm Just Wondering if pastors and leaders need to take a different tack with the people we lead... somehow, the current way our congregants see sickness and death is not Biblical, healthy or drawing those far from God towards Him...
Chris
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